Elementary Maker Movement Report 
Digital Promise
JULY 27, 2018
As community makerspaces begin to take root in Ontario’s elementary schools , students are behaving better. And these are just some of the benefits teachers are reporting. They arise from the wider maker movement and they are emerging now in formal education settings globally. Read the original article.
Edsurge
AUGUST 14, 2016
Just consider the constructs of grade levels, attendance and seat time, school days and class periods, final exams and grade reports, and standardized testing. My answer to you is this: We must bring more arts programming—and blend it with the maker movement—into our schools.
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The CoolCatTeacher
AUGUST 21, 2017
This fun, visual tool lets students explore 150 different science and social studies units for elementary and middle school learners. They’re doing awesome things to drive inquiry based learning. The Kids Discover online platform lets students enter discovery mode. Full Bio As Submitted. Stephen Ritz.
The CoolCatTeacher
MARCH 13, 2018
For example, we use in my 8th-grade science class Book Creator for students to develop everything from science lab reports to personal studies that they do — like individual investigations — and even just topic research. Tools to build eBooks to demonstrate understanding. See my review of Book Creator for Chrome.
The CoolCatTeacher
DECEMBER 8, 2019
VIDEO STREAMS (B-ROLL) When students create a news report, adding “b-roll” makes the report look more professional. Then, export over to Premiere Pro where they can remove the green screen and add backgrounds. Again, if you have the Adobe subscription for your school, this is simple to do.
The CoolCatTeacher
APRIL 24, 2018
They’re at a desk like you see on the nightly news, and then they go to a reporter on the street. I guess there’s a little aspect of a book report in there. The use a little green screen. They could be in an earthquake. They could be in a flood. They could be in a hurricane.
The CoolCatTeacher
APRIL 11, 2018
I’ve seen people using the solar system as part of clips where they’re, you know, giving reports on planets. Her roots are as an elementary classroom teacher where she utilized technology as an integrated part of the learning environment. Karen: Absolutely. But again — yeah! Bio as submitted.
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